The richness in natural resources is kind of part of the problem though? It allowed a small group of rulers to maintain control without caring that much about t

The richness in natural resources is kind of part of the problem though? It allowed a small group of rulers to maintain control without caring that much about the country as a whole. Well, that's my interpretation of the situation? It seems like the common way for this kind of situations to arise. The political ideology that the rulers choose as costume for their kleptocracy seems only marginally relevant.